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Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04 LTS: USN-3888-1 Moderate GVfs Input Exposure

GVfs could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3888-1 February 12, 2019 gvfs vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: GVfs could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description: - gvfs: userspace virtual filesystem - GIO module Details: It was discovered that GVfs incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: gvfs 1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2 gvfs-backends 1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: gvfs 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3 gvfs-backends 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3888-1 CVE-2019-3827 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.38.1-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3 . =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-. expose, sensitive, information, received, specially, crafted, input, =======. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 12, 2019 Ubuntu